The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-01

day will come when this lllegitlmatt
gaming will be excluded from all fairs a
the moral habits of the rising generation
will be counted of more value than tn
money received from them.
Rev. R. B. Marsh, our pastor at Kent
was another speaker, and he addressed
the audience on "Man: not as an animal
but as SOUL" We give some OF the lead
ing thoughts. All that we cultivate thu
land elevatee. Mind is where we exec
over animal life. God gives us beautiful
hocks and herde. The noble souls w
raise from the ranks of the farmer. From
these have arisen the greatest thinker
the world has produced. The most re
fined people to be found live in the coun
try. There they have an opportunity TO
thought and culture; the farmer car
think while laboring at the pillow. W.
should also use that time for the cultiva
ton of the soul. What are the farmers
doing to educate their children? There
is far better chance for country children
to attain all that is noble, than fol
children living in cities and towns; the
pictures they see upon the walls in cities
are often such as tend to vitiate the
young; these are not to be found in the
country. In town many things are to be
seen that corrupt, with which the country
children do not come in contact. Coun-
try children ought to have the best teach
ers to be found. Experience in teaching
is almost everything. In choosing a
teacher you cannot be too careful, but
after an experience of twenty-four years,
1 must say that L fear mistake is still
being made in this matter. Remember
the few months you give your boy may
not be enough to educate him for the
business of the farm. You who have
boys and girls should give them the best
| teachers and retain them as long as pos
sible. It takes some time for teacher
to learn the disposition of child, and all
children cannot be governed alike. The
teacher should have living soul and q
thinking mind behind it to accomplish
what is best for the child. Farmers are
now giving their children better chances
than ever before.
The music students of Buchtel Col
lege, under the direction Of Profs. Claus
Wolfram and Ell. P. Briggs, assisted. by
J. K. Peasants, gave public recital on
Tuesday, Dec. a. A large audience was
present, and greatly enjoyed the exer
cises. We are promised several similar
entertainments during the next term.
= Profs. W. d. Shipman and @. s.
Howe are to represent Buchtel at the
next meeting OF the Ohio Association of
Colleges, to be held at Otterbein Universe
ty, Westerville, Dec, 81, 49, The former
will open the exercises Tuesday with q
paper on Comparative Philology in our
Colleges" Gen. j. d. Cox, President of
the Association, will give the opening ad-
dress on "The Future Task of the Small
Colleges"
"A somewhat novel Christmas enter
tainment will be given tonight, Friday,
at the Universalist church, which is to
take the form Of reception to the chill
dren.
A Christmas concert will also be
given on Sunday evening by the children
of the school, and those of the school
who participated in the play OF "Mother
Goose" at the recent fair, and who rem
dered it SO acceptably are, by invitation
to repeat the same for the benefit of the
soldiers orphans of this city on Saturday
night of this week.
From letter from Miss Henrietta g.
Moore, of whom we spoke in our last
communication to The UNIvERsALIsT, we
take the liberty of quoting. She says:
"Our church interests are burden upon
my heart, and wish I could be more
helpful representative of the faith. We
move to Springfield in the spring where
can be more closely identified with the
work when at home. The field is every
where full ready for promising planting
Oh OulVerbHilSu. Iu0 Same OFRdulIeu
effort that the w. @. T. U. is making
along their lines, made by our people
would soon establish powerful church.
blessing to the hungering multitudes;"
and she closes by saying, Il want to see
our people abreast of the times in this
temperance reform" In this connection
we pause to remark that in the past many
Universalists have been kept aloof from
temperance movements in the West, ON
account of the narrow, sectarian methods
adopted by those representing the popu-
lar theology. But at the present time
there does not exist any sufficient cause
for Universalists to take back seats. They
ought to be leaders in every phase of the
temperance movement that gives reason
able promise of success. AS Miss Moore
suggests, they ought to be "right abreast
of the times in this work. Miss Moore
is to represent the W. @. T. q. at the Ma
tional Inter Collegiate Prohibition Con-
vention to be held in Cleveland, Jan. 4,
1887. Herbert Bruce Briggs, Buehtel
student, will probably represent Buchtel
College at that meeting.
Stryker Church.
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